diff --git a/blockbook.go b/blockbook.go
index 9df288f1..7f70cbe4 100644
--- a/blockbook.go
+++ b/blockbook.go
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ func main() {
 				return
 			}
 		} else if !*synchronize {
-			if err = syncWorker.ConnectBlocksParallelInChunks(height, until); err != nil {
-				glog.Error("connectBlocksParallelInChunks ", err)
+			if err = syncWorker.ConnectBlocksParallel(height, until); err != nil {
+				glog.Error("connectBlocksParallel ", err)
 				return
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/db/sync.go b/db/sync.go
index e0216583..4557a738 100644
--- a/db/sync.go
+++ b/db/sync.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) resyncIndex(onNewBlock func(hash string)) error {
 		}
 		if remoteBestHeight-w.startHeight > uint32(w.syncChunk) {
 			glog.Infof("resync: parallel sync of blocks %d-%d, using %d workers", w.startHeight, remoteBestHeight, w.syncWorkers)
-			err = w.connectBlocksParallel(w.startHeight, remoteBestHeight)
+			err = w.ConnectBlocksParallel(w.startHeight, remoteBestHeight)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) connectBlocks(onNewBlock func(hash string)) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (w *SyncWorker) connectBlocksParallel(lower, higher uint32) error {
+func (w *SyncWorker) ConnectBlocksParallel(lower, higher uint32) error {
 	type hashHeight struct {
 		hash   string
 		height uint32
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) connectBlocksParallel(lower, higher uint32) error {
 	hch := make(chan hashHeight, w.syncWorkers)
 	hchClosed := atomic.Value{}
 	hchClosed.Store(false)
+	lastConnectedBlock := int(lower) - 1
+	connectedCh := make([]chan struct{}, w.syncWorkers)
+	var connectedMux sync.Mutex
+	totalWaitDuration := time.Duration(0)
+	totalWaitCount := 0
 	work := func(i int) {
 		defer wg.Done()
 		var err error
@@ -217,10 +222,52 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) connectBlocksParallel(lower, higher uint32) error {
 			if w.dryRun {
 				continue
 			}
+			// check if the block is the next in line to be connected
+			// if not, wait for the previous block connect to complete
+			chi := int(hh.height) % w.syncWorkers
+			waitForBlock := false
+			waitDuration := time.Duration(0)
+			glog.Info(i, " Going to connect block ", hh.height)
+			connectedMux.Lock()
+			if uint32(lastConnectedBlock+1) != hh.height {
+				if connectedCh[chi] != nil {
+					glog.Fatal("Channel ", chi, " is not nil!")
+				}
+				connectedCh[chi] = make(chan struct{})
+				waitForBlock = true
+			}
+			connectedMux.Unlock()
+			if waitForBlock {
+				start := time.Now()
+				glog.Info(i, " Waiting for block ", hh.height, " ", chi)
+				<-connectedCh[chi]
+				if hchClosed.Load() == true {
+					glog.Error("Worker ", i, " connect block error ", err, ". Exiting...")
+					return
+				}
+				waitDuration = time.Since(start)
+				connectedCh[chi] = nil
+			}
 			err = w.db.ConnectBlock(block)
 			if err != nil {
 				glog.Error("Worker ", i, " connect block ", hh.height, " ", hh.hash, " error ", err)
 			}
+			connectedMux.Lock()
+			if lastConnectedBlock < int(hh.height) {
+				lastConnectedBlock = int(hh.height)
+			}
+			chi = (chi + 1) % w.syncWorkers
+			if connectedCh[chi] != nil {
+				glog.Info(i, " closing channel ", chi)
+				close(connectedCh[chi])
+				connectedCh[chi] = nil
+			}
+			totalWaitDuration += waitDuration
+			if waitDuration > 0 {
+				totalWaitCount++
+			}
+			glog.Info("Connected block ", hh.height)
+			connectedMux.Unlock()
 		}
 		glog.Info("Worker ", i, " exiting...")
 	}
@@ -246,7 +293,7 @@ ConnectLoop:
 			}
 			hch <- hashHeight{hash, h}
 			if h > 0 && h%1000 == 0 {
-				glog.Info("connecting block ", h, " ", hash)
+				glog.Info("connecting block ", h, " ", hash, " block wait time ", totalWaitDuration, " wait count ", totalWaitCount)
 			}
 			h++
 		}
@@ -254,6 +301,13 @@ ConnectLoop:
 	close(hch)
 	// signal stop to workers that are in w.chain.GetBlockWithoutHeader error loop
 	hchClosed.Store(true)
+	connectedMux.Lock()
+	for _, ch := range connectedCh {
+		if ch != nil {
+			close(ch)
+		}
+	}
+	connectedMux.Unlock()
 	wg.Wait()
 	return err
 }
@@ -296,39 +350,6 @@ func (w *SyncWorker) connectBlockChunk(lower, higher uint32) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ConnectBlocksParallelInChunks connect blocks in chunks
-func (w *SyncWorker) ConnectBlocksParallelInChunks(lower, higher uint32) error {
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-
-	work := func(i int) {
-		defer wg.Done()
-
-		offset := uint32(w.syncChunk * i)
-		stride := uint32(w.syncChunk * w.syncWorkers)
-
-		for low := lower + offset; low <= higher; low += stride {
-			high := low + uint32(w.syncChunk-1)
-			if high > higher {
-				high = higher
-			}
-			err := w.connectBlockChunk(low, high)
-			if err != nil {
-				if err == bchain.ErrBlockNotFound {
-					break
-				}
-				glog.Fatalf("connectBlocksParallel %d-%d %v", low, high, err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	for i := 0; i < w.syncWorkers; i++ {
-		wg.Add(1)
-		go work(i)
-	}
-	wg.Wait()
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (w *SyncWorker) isBlockConnected(height uint32) (bool, error) {
 	local, err := w.db.GetBlockHash(height)
 	if err != nil {